Georgetown closed stores

[Anonymous]

I have always loved Georgetown and was shocked to see many closed up/empty stores. Within two blocks there are 6 empty/closed up stores including Restoration Hardware. Does anyone know what is going on?

[Anonymous]

I don't feel safe in Georgetown anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't feel safe in Georgetown anymore.

Give me a break!

The rents are too high and stores just can't sustain the rent. There have been so many threads on this. It's mostly tourists who aren't going to spend a ton of money in Georgetown. I go every blue moon.

[Anonymous]

This is nothing new. Stores go in and out of that stretch of Wisconsin all the time... especially further up.

Renovation Hardware *gasp* is going to become a Wawa.

[Anonymous]

Touristy, trashy, traffic (that’s it for the alliteration) and ruined by air plane noise.

[Anonymous]

Actually its gotten much worse in the last 3-5 years. So many restaurants I wanted to go to have closed.

It's not the high rents that are closing stores in Georgetown. It's the high rents AND the loss of foot traffic. People used to have to go WOTP/to Georgetown to get high-end goods. Now with City Center, Logan Circle, Waterfront - all that has been stripped away.

When the Apple Store opens up near Convention Center - that will be just one more nail in the coffin for Gtown. I'm sure the housing prices will stay just as they are - but the neighborhood amenities are circling a drain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Touristy, trashy, traffic (that’s it for the alliteration) and ruined by air plane noise.

I don't care about the stores in Georgetown. The tourists rarely venture off M and Wisconsin. Georgetown is still a beautiful place to live. Let the retail go away; no one who lives there cares. In fact we want it gone. Leave us Dumbarton Oaks, Stachowski's, and our gorgeous streets and homes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Renovation Hardware *gasp* is going to become a Wawa.

UPGRADE!

[Anonymous]

Can I still spend a few thou on a guido suit? There used to be a few of those places, they never got much foot traffic but they seemed to stay in business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is nothing new. Stores go in and out of that stretch of Wisconsin all the time... especially further up.

Renovation Hardware *gasp* is going to become a Wawa.

I’d lived here more than 20 years and this is not usual. Serendipitu is empty, the sports store next to it is empty, Restoration Hardware is gone, and three or four more within those two blocks are empty and look terrible and deserted. Serendipity is right in the heart on M and Wisconsin and it is closed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Touristy, trashy, traffic (that’s it for the alliteration) and ruined by air plane noise.

I don't care about the stores in Georgetown. The tourists rarely venture off M and Wisconsin. Georgetown is still a beautiful place to live. Let the retail go away; no one who lives there cares. In fact we want it gone. Leave us Dumbarton Oaks, Stachowski's, and our gorgeous streets and homes.

Then you’re a moron. Because the loss of significant retail will absolutely affect your property value.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can I still spend a few thou on a guido suit? There used to be a few of those places, they never got much foot traffic but they seemed to stay in business.

This was years ago, but one of those places sold the best coke at the best prices. Dunno if it's still the case.

[Anonymous]

I feel sad for Georgetown. In my 20s I used to love walking around there, shopping and spending time. I have lived in Shaw for 15 years and the shift of retail and restaurants eastward has been dramatic and inexorable. I would love to see Georgetown get its mojo back. I wonder if it might be a good idea to make the shopping streets pedestrian or bike only, but of course there’s not enough public transportation options to make that feasible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Touristy, trashy, traffic (that’s it for the alliteration) and ruined by air plane noise.

I don't care about the stores in Georgetown. The tourists rarely venture off M and Wisconsin. Georgetown is still a beautiful place to live. Let the retail go away; no one who lives there cares. In fact we want it gone. Leave us Dumbarton Oaks, Stachowski's, and our gorgeous streets and homes.

Then you’re a moron. Because the loss of significant retail will absolutely affect your property value.

I don't care about that. This is a family home and I don't need the money.

[Anonymous]

There is nothing in Georgetown that would entice me there to shop or eat.